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American Revolution
SOL 6a-d
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| England's reasons for control | England desired to remain a world power; England imposed taxes, such as the Stamp Act, to raise necessary revenue to pay the cost of the French and Indian War |
| England's reasons for taxation | To help finance the French and Indian War and to help with the maintaining of troops in the colonies |
| Sources of colonial dissatisfaction | Colonies had no representation in Parliament, some colonists resented power of colonial governors, England wanted strict control over colonial legislatures, and colonies opposed taxes, and the Proclamation of 1763 |
| Ideas of John Locke | People have natural rights to life, liberty, and property; Government is created to protect the rights of the people and has only the limited and specific powers the people consent to give it. |
| Key philosophies in the DOI | People have "certain unalienable rights"; people establish government to protect those rights; government derives power from the people; People have a right and a duty to change a government that violates their rights |
| King George III | British king during the Revolutionary War |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
| John Adams | Championed the cause of independence |
| Thomas Jefferson | Major author of the DOI |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Patrick Henry | Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with his "give me liberty or give me death" speech |
| Benjamin Franklin | Prominent member of Continental Congress; helped frame the DOI |
| Thomas Paine | Journalist; Author of Common Sense |
| Phillis Wheatley | Former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence |
| Paul Revere | Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival |
| Boston Massacre | Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers |
| Boston Tea Party | Samuel Adams and Paul Revere threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes |
| First Continental Congress | Delegates from all colonies met to discuss problems with England and promote independence |
| Battle of Lexington and Concord | First armed conflict of the Revolutionary War |
| Approval of the DOI | July 4, 1776; Colonies declared independence from England |
| Battle of Saratoga | American victory and turning point in the Revolutionary War |
| Surrender at Yorktown | This was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War |
| Signing of the Treaty of Paris | England recognized American independence in this treaty |
| Colonial advantages that helped them win the Revolutionary War | Colonists' defense of own land, beliefs, and principles; support from France and Spain; strong leadership |
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